SGC 1
SGC 2
VJC
Music
General Knowledge
100

C Chess: 

Which is better horse plus cannon or two horses and two cannons?

horse + cannon

100

Is queens gambit a legit opening 

Yes

100

Where is the band room in VJC?

Canteen

100

this is the title of one of Eminem's hits, which has also been added to Oxford English dictionary as a word for an overzealous or obsessive fan of a celebrity

Stan

100

This gigantic mammal has no vocal cords

Giraffe

200

This c chess piece is placed in the same column as Pao at the start of the game

Ma (knight)

200

when white commits an extraordinary blunder, what is the number of moves it takes for the fastest checkmate pattern to happen?

2

200

Postal code for vj? 

449035

200

State the youngest BTS member and the year in which they were born in

Jungkook was born in 1997

200

The Black Death, or the Bubonic Plague, killed 75-200 million people. Name one of the years it occurred in.

1346 - 1353

300
How long does a game of Bridge last?

180 minutes is average for a duplicate game

300

State the mimimum number of pieces required to Jiang Jun

2

300

The only place in VJC rated 5.0 in review section and is visible on Google maps

Bookshop

300

What is the most disliked song and with how many dislikes on Youtube

"Baby Shark Dance" is the most disliked "made for kids" video, with over 13.3 million dislikes.

300

In a rabbit hunt gone wrong, this French historical figure was attacked by swamps of rodents.

Napoléon Bonaparte

400

Spell the name of the Russian Grandmaster who won the Candidates 2022 tournament.

Ian Nepomniachtchi

400

Bridge: the bidding convention is used to find 5-3 or 4-4 fit in majors when the opener bids 2nt

Puppet Stayman

400

How many blocks of stones are on the s-shaped path in the quadrangle?

153

400

Classical music has 4 periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century/Modern. Name 3 composers of the Romantic Period.

Chopin, Liszt, Verdi, Mendelssohn, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Puccini, Beethoven, Schumann, Berlioz, Shubert, Dvorak, Rachmaninoff, Mahler, Paganini, Offenbach, Strauss, Grieg, Wieniawski, Sarasate, Saint Saens

400

What is Prince William's Full Name

William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor

500

What is the total amount of vowels in the names of each different chess piece 15s timer

10

500

What is the origin of the word ‘checkmate’?

It comes from the Persian ‘shah mat’, meaning ‘the king is dead’.


500

Name 1 teacher that teaches:

Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, History, Geography, Economics, Literature, General Paper, CSE 

and 3 PE teachers

No option for error

500

TXT stands for Tomorrow X Together. Their fandom is called MOA. What does MOA stand for?

Moment of Alwaysness

500

The East West Line on MRT has 35 Stations. Name, in order of station code, all the stations on the line. 65s

Pasir Ris --> Tuas Link + Expo, Changi Airport

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